Aaim To Prosper, first horse to win Newmarket’s Cesarewitch twice
Aaim To Prosper is not one of the regular winners, but he has recently collected plenty of praise by winning the Cesarewitch for a second time. The Brian Meehan-trained raised many eyebrows by taking a shock victory at Newmarket earlier this month.
The 8-year-old was nowhere among the favourites in the Betfred Cesarewitch (Heritage Handicap). In the hands of Kieren Fallon, the 16-1 chance could not make a great start. But he marvellously pumped up his speed to get his head in front almost four furlongs
before the wire.
In the final stages, the big fellow was seriously challenged by the 7-1 favourite, Countrywide Flame, but he ensured a flawless run to stay ahead. He stayed on well, keeping the challenger at bay in the last 120 yards. With the help of a very nice effort,
the son of Val Royal seized the first rank by half a length.
On winning the race: the trainer said: "Kieren has everyone’s respect – he’s a wonderful rider. He rode him here a couple of weeks ago (Aaim To Prosper was a lacklustre sixth in a 13-runner race over 2m) and he knew what he was getting on and what the horse
needed.”
He continued: "I’m thrilled with the horse. He’s seemed in really good shape and looking well at home, but you couldn’t be confident with top weight. He’s 20lb higher than when he last won it, so good horses can come back and do it again."
Aaim To Prosper won the same event in 2010, when beating La Vecchia Scuola by a neck’s distance. Under Louis Beuzelin, he held up in the midfield, but did not lose determination.
By making wonderful progress in the middle hours, he led well over 3f out. A strong challenge came to him in the dying moments, but the CGA Racing Partnership 2-owned maintained the standards to grab the big prize.
Aaim To Prosper is more than capable of accomplishing the feat another time. However, his camp should not make such long plans, because there are plenty of assignments ahead of next year’s edition. The connections have not yet made a decision about the horse’s
future outings, but it is quite obvious that wherever he goes, the glory will follow him.
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